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The duties of this current position include representing estate planning clients in transactional matters, such as the preparation of advanced directives including wills, trusts, durable power of attorney documents and designation of health care surrogate documents in addition to also serving the needs of clients with litigation matters, such as family law, guardianship, civil litigation and breach of contract matters.
Attorney - Concierge Legal Services - Sarasota, Florida 34212
(2025-03)
The duties of this current position include representing estate planning clients in transactional matters, such as the preparation of advanced directives including wills, trusts, durable power of attorney documents and designation of health care surrogate documents in addition to also serving the needs of clients with litigation matters, such as family law, guardianship, civil litigation and breach of contract matters.
Attorney - Ullman Bursa Law - Tampa, Florida 33619
(2024-09 - 2025-03)
The duties of this position included conducting legal research, preparing cases for hearings and trials, conducting medical chart reviews and summaries in preparation of litigation, appearance at hearings, arbitration, mediation, trial, and appellate proceedings as well as preparing discovery, correspondence, and reviewing legal documents for insurance carriers related to nursing home negligence defense of litigation claims.
Assistant Public Defender - Office of the Public Defender for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit - Bradenton, Florida 34205
(2023-04 - 2023-09)
During this position, I represented indigent clients in criminal cases while managing a large caseload to ensure fair and effective legal representation with a strong commitment to justice, counseled clients, prepared cases for trial, conducted legal research to analyze statutory and case law to develop defensive strategies, conducted negotiations with prosecutors, drafted and filed legal documents, provided legal counsel and advice to clients, litigated cases in court, including negotiating settlements and arguing motions, corresponded with probation officers, judicial staff and jail personnel, made jail calls and developed strategies for managing caseload and meeting deadlines.
Associate Attorney - Groelle & Salmon, P.A. - St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2408
(2021-10 - 2022-12)
The duties at this position included representing property insurance carrier in bankruptcy litigation in the United States Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida, reviewing insurance claim files, reviewing Civil Remedy Notices, drafting responses to Civil Remedy Notices after reviewing relevant insurance claim files, corresponding with the General Counsel of Insurance Company after analyzing whether bad faith appeared to be present while reviewing a claim file, temporarily supervising other attorneys and assigning files after training them to draft a Civil Remedy Notice Response, conducting initial file reviews of litigation cases, drafting memoranda summarizing issues within a litigation file, filing responses with the Florida Department of Financial Services, corresponding with opposing attorneys, advocating for property insurance company in federal court, drafting memoranda, drafting legal documents, corresponding with courthouse personnel regarding court appearances, drafting correspondence, and electronically filing legal documents with the court.
Attorney/Certified Mediator/President - Susan M. Bodden, P.A. dba BODDEN LAW FIRM & MEDIATION - Port Charlotte, FL 33948
(2019-03 - 2021-10)
Represented clients regarding legal issues in general practice areas, such as probate, wills, estate planning, advance directives, real estate, appellate matters, civil litigation, bankruptcy, asset protection, family law and dependency; Duties at the firm also included personnel management, supervising attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants, secretaries, and a security guard in addition to managing satellite offices in Naples, Sarasota, and Punta Gorda, providing advocacy for clients in state, federal and appellate court, appearing on behalf of clients at trials, mediations, and hearings, researching legal issues and drafting court documents while serving as a Certified Family Law Mediator and Dependency Mediator for the State of Florida at the Charlotte County Justice Center.
Assisted Community Relations & Outreach Dept. / Courts Training Specialist - Collier County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller - Naples, FL 34112
(2019-03 - 2021-10)
While working for the Director of Community Relations and Outreach my duties included: responding to public records requests, drafting articles for the monthly Clerk of the Circuit Court Newsletter, receiving phone calls for the Director of Community Relations and Outreach Department, making calls at the direction of the Director. Duties while working as a Courts Training Specialist before being transferred to the Administration Department: developing lesson plans for newly hired deputy clerks, training new deputy clerks in procedures for domestic violence cases, circuit civil cases, and e-filing procedures (by developing practice assignments for newly hired deputy clerks to practice e-filing after, as trainer, developing and loading sample court documents into training database)
Adjunct Professor - University of South Florida - Lakeland, Florida 33966
(2007-12 - 2013-07)
Duties as an adjunct professor included developing online courses for the Criminal Justice and Law Department including but not limited to criminal rights and procedures and substantive criminal law to prepare students who are earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and intend to either attend law school or work in the criminal justice field.
Law Clerk - Eduardo Muneton, P.A. - Miami, Florida 33176
(2001-04 - 2002-08)
Duties as a law clerk included research for various real estate issues, drafting memoranda of law and legal documents for real estate litigation and real estate transactions on an as-needed basis, researching several topics, including the preparation of as-is real estate contracts and their implications on leases, mortgages, and other legal documents
Volunteer/Intern - State Attorney's Office, Homicide Division - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(2001-02 - 2001-04)
As a volunteer/intern, I viewed trials, conducted research for issues that arose during trials, drafted motions, memoranda of law and various legal documents for all attorneys in the homicide division.
Mortgage Consultant - Signature Mortgage Company - Fort Myers, Florida 33919
(2000-05 - 2000-07)
As a mortgage consultant, I assisted clients with refinancing first and second mortgages, generating original leads, and assisting with closings of mortgages by organizing prior tax, mortgage and real estate documents, reviewing credit reports, income statements, debt-to-income ratios, property appraisals, judgment liens on public record and surveys, leases, deeds and mortgages so processor could prepare documents for closings.
Volunteer/Intern - State Attorney's Office, Felony and Misdemeanor Department - Punta Gorda, Florida 33951
(1998-06 - 1998-08)
As an intern, I researched criminal statutes, filed evidence pictures, prepared trial binders, and assisted with record-keeping of pleas, bench warrants and trial dates during hearings and arraignments
Legal Secretary Floater - Holland & Knight LLP - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(2000-05 - 2000-07)
Duties performed as a legal secretary included coordinating the Summer Associate Activities Calendar, assisting the Human Resources Director with personnel files, annual reviews, updating files to include salary increases of employees, assisting with new hire processing and packages, drafting letters, transcribing dictation, filing documents, answering phones, scheduling appointments and depositions while performing all other duties of absent personnel during vacations and sick leave.
Legal Secretary/Assistant - White & White, P.A. - Port Charlotte, Florida 33948
(1996-04 - 1997-11)
As a legal assistant, I drafted pleadings and correspondence to assist family law practice, coordinated hearings and mediations, maintained all records, drafted financial sworn affidavits, prepared legal documents for discovery and marital settlement agreements, answered phones, witnessed wills, assisted clients, maintained files, and made courthouse runs to file legal documents with the clerk of court.
Volunteer/Intern - Public Defender's Office, Misdemeanor Department - Sarasota, Florida 34237
(1997-09 - 1997-12)
As a volunteer, I filed correspondence and pleadings, organized files, observed arraignments and helped attorneys prepare notices for inmates.
Associate Producer - WWSB – Channel 40 - Sarasota, Florida 34236
(1995-08 - 1996-05)
As an associate producer, I drafted television news scripts for broadcast, arranged on-air interviews, assigned time limits to reporters for their news stories, assisted anchors and reporters with scripts, live-shots, and IFB communications during broadcasts.
Juris Doctor - Law - Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (2000-08 - 2006-07)
Bachelor of Arts - University of South Florida (USF) (1992-08 - 1999-12)
Florida Gulf Coast University (2006-06 - 2006-08)
Manatee Community College (1992-08 - 1993-05)
